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Childhood ObesityJBCNCT03217656

The Jiaxing Birth Cohort in China

An observational study of Childhood Obesity and Anemia, run by Zhejiang University at 1 site in China.

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Looking for participants now. Contact the study team or a site below to ask about taking part.

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Trial summary

The Jiaxing Birth Cohort (JBC) is the largest prospective cohort study to explore prenatal risk factors, early life feeding practice and growth pattern/ adiposity in Chinese children.Between 1999 and 2013, 338 413 mother-child pairs were recruited in Jiaxing area in south-east China.Children of the recruited women… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any ageHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Childhood Obesity, Anemia, Pregnancy Complications
How many people
500,000 participants
Where
1 siteChina
Study dates
Jan 1999to Jan 2029
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Any age
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Study population: Between 1999 and 2013, 363 416 pregnancies were followed from initial registration to the end of the pregnancy, with 25 003 children born to the above women having no further information (registration) after the birth. Therefore, a total of 338 413 live mother-child pairs registered at local clinics, and were enrolled in the Jiaxing Birth Cohort. Among the 338 413 children, there were 332 532 singletons, 2883 pairs of twins (n = 5766), 37 pairs of triplets (n= 111), and 1 pair of quadruplets (n = 4).

Who may be able to join

  • Pregnant women came to clinic visit at one of the local hospitals during pregnancy at Jiaxing area
  • Pregnant women were followed up during pregnancy and their children were born alive at local hospital or clinics

Who cannot join

  • Those who did not want to participant
  • The infant was dead at the birth
  • Those pregnant mothers who dropped out during follow-up at pregnancy or moved out of the Jiaxing area

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Duo Li, PhD contact

duoli@zju.edu.cn

Ju-Sheng Zheng, PhD contact

zhengjusheng@wias.org.cn

China1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Zhejiang University

    Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058

    Duo Li, Ph.D., +86 571 88982024, duoli@zju.edu.cn

    Duo Li, PhD

    Recruiting

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About this study

The Jiaxing Birth Cohort (JBC) is the largest prospective cohort study to explore prenatal risk factors, early life feeding practice and growth pattern/ adiposity in Chinese children.Between 1999 and 2013, 338 413 mother-child pairs were recruited in Jiaxing area in south-east China.Children of the recruited women were followed up at 1-2, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months of age, and subsequently followed up every 6 months to 36 months of age (toddler stage), and every year to 6-7 years of age before they went to school (pre-school stage). Follow-up rate was 70.8% at the toddler stage and 68.9% at the pre-school stage up to June 2013.

Being tested
No intervention
Medical subject headings
Pediatric Obesity, Anemia, Pregnancy Complications, Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced, Feeding Behavior

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • No interventionOther

Study groups in NCT03217656
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Mother-child birth cohortNot described
Receives: Other: No intervention

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. overweight and obesity

    BMI-z-score was calculated from height and weight. BMI-z-score>1 was defined as overweight/obesity

    Measured: Up to 6-7 years old for these children

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted14 Jul 2017
  2. Study startJan 1999
  3. Primary completionJan 2019 (estimated)
  4. Study completionJan 2029 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
500,000 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03217656
Sponsor's protocol ID
ZJU_JBC2013013
Acronym
JBC
Status last verified
Jan 2018
First submitted
18 Jun 2017
Last updated
23 Jan 2018
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Publications

  • Zheng JS, Liu H, Jiang J, Huang T, Wang F, Guan Y, Li D. Cohort Profile: The Jiaxing Birth Cohort in China. Int J Epidemiol. 2017 Oct 1;46(5):1382-1382g. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyw203. No abstract available.

    PubMed 27940484

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Childhood Obesity and Anemia, run by Zhejiang University at 1 site in China.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 23 Jan 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in China. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Duo Li, PhD (duoli@zju.edu.cn), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

overweight and obesity (time frame: Up to 6-7 years old for these children). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03217656, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 23 Jan 2018.

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